Klingan Posted July 18, 2007 Report Share Posted July 18, 2007 Archaeologists called Tuesday for urgent steps to safeguard Petra, the ancient rose-red rock city recently picked as one of the new seven wonders of the world, saying an increase in visitors could damage it unless protective measures were taken. "Choosing Petra as a world wonder has made the public even more aware of the need to conserve this unique heritage that we have," said Khairieh Amr, a senior archaeologist with Jordan's Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities. But Amr warned that Petra and other archaeological sites in the region could suffer because of a "building boom that is taking place" to expand tourist facilities. Read more here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ASCLEPIADES Posted July 18, 2007 Report Share Posted July 18, 2007 Salve, K! I think we should applaud any kind of official measure intended to the preservation of World Heritage sites like Petra. BTW, this information is somehow related to the "Free Money Now!" thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ASCLEPIADES Posted July 21, 2007 Report Share Posted July 21, 2007 Salve, K! THIS LINK goes to a cool article about the standardization of the Monument Mapping Method of Fitzner and Heinrichs, (a damage index) at many archaeological sites over five countries, including first among them Petra, with a specially detailed analysis of the Tomb 676 (figures 4, 5 and 6) Good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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